That's according to the Missouri Democrat's own admission after she tweeted about Duke's victory, saying "congrats" but that she "was rooting for [the] team who had stars that are actually going to college & not just doing semester tryout for NBA." The tweet quickly sparked a backlash and became a trending topic on Twitter.

Congrats to Duke,but I was rooting for team who had stars that are actually going to college & not just doing semester tryout for NBA.